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Base by Base

Base by Base explores advances in genetics and genomics, with a focus on gene-disease associations, variant interpretation, protein structure, and insights from exome and genome sequencing. Each episode breaks down key studies and their clinical...more

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289: MinION detection of chimeric reads in murine Ifna/Ifnb and Actb amplicons

Episode 289

February 13, 2026

289: MinION detection of chimeric reads in murine Ifna/Ifnb and Actb amplicons

White R et al., F1000Research - Nanopore MinION sequencing of murine Ifna, Ifnb and Actb amplicons identified post-amplification chimeric reads during library ligation, with...

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00:16:18

288: Cryo-EM of rat cerebellar α1/α6 GABAA receptors reveals PZ‑II‑029 binding and β-α-β-α-γ assemblies

Episode 288

February 12, 2026

288: Cryo-EM of rat cerebellar α1/α6 GABAA receptors reveals PZ‑II‑029 binding and β-α-β-α-γ assemblies

Sun C et al., PNAS - Using cryo-EM and mass spectrometry in rat cerebellum, α1- and α6-containing GABAA receptor assemblies (β‑α‑β‑α‑γ stoichiometry) and PZ-II-029...

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00:16:55

287: EPOP and MTF2 modulate PRC2 H3K27me3 deposition via GA- and GCN-sequence specificity

Episode 287

February 11, 2026

287: EPOP and MTF2 modulate PRC2 H3K27me3 deposition via GA- and GCN-sequence specificity

Granata J et al., PNAS - In mESCs and defined in vitro assays, EPOP and MTF2 stimulate PRC2 methyltransferase activity and promote de novo...

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00:18:47

286: Deep mutational scanning of Nipah virus fusion protein F reveals functional and antigenic constraints

Episode 286

February 10, 2026

286: Deep mutational scanning of Nipah virus fusion protein F reveals functional and antigenic constraints

Larsen BB et al., PNAS - Deep mutational scanning of the Nipah virus fusion protein F using pseudoviruses maps ~8,500 single-residue effects, showing F...

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00:19:48

285: ESBX (Tb927.3.1660) integrates ESB RNA Pol I localization with BES activation and VSG repression in Trypanosoma brucei

Episode 285

February 09, 2026

285: ESBX (Tb927.3.1660) integrates ESB RNA Pol I localization with BES activation and VSG repression in Trypanosoma brucei

Berazategui MA et al., PNAS - ESBX (Tb927.3.1660) links RNA Pol I localization at the ESB to activation of the active BES and repression...

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00:19:39

284: FES, VSMC behavior and pleiotropic vascular genes identified by integrative functional genomics

Episode 284

February 08, 2026

284: FES, VSMC behavior and pleiotropic vascular genes identified by integrative functional genomics

Solomon CU et al., Nat Commun ( - Integrative analysis in human VSMCs identifies pleiotropic genes including FES that regulate vascular remodeling; pooled CRISPR...

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